Sign



Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

J'OSEPH' Ef GUY, WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

SIGN.

Application filed November 16, 1927. Serial No. 233,662. i

This .invention relates to advertising devices or signs and has for its object the provision of a simple, inexpensive and attractir-e device whereby coins and currency may be displayed in such a manner as to attract attention and cncourage thrift. The invention specifically provides a medium whereby coins and currency may be displayed in connection with a pictorial representation in such a manner that a sequential relation between small savings and the accumulation resnlting from savings will be soflimpressed upon an observer that he Will be induced to enter upon a systematic savings plan. One enibodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accoinpanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being subsequently particularly defined in the appcnded claims. i

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a sign showing the same as arrangcd for display;

Figura' 2 is an enlarged detail section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a plate 01' panel 1 which may be of any material having the required rigidity and dnrability, such as light metal,heavy cardboard or other substances, which may beeasily handled. Upon one face of this plate or panel is printed or otherwise displayed a landscape showing at the lower` end of the board gato posts or columns 2 which may be of any preferred .design and between which is displayed a path 3 leading to a representation of a dwelling 4 in an upper corner of the board. Trees or other plants, indicated at 5, may be displayed at intervals through the scene at the .sides of the path and between the columns and the house. In the lower foreground of the picture is shown a large represcntation of a flower pot 6 partly broken away so as to display the roots 7 of a stem 8 which rises from the flower pot substantially on the central Vertical line of the picture, and all these different representations may be sui ably colored. WVithin the brokenaway portion of the representation of a flower pot are formed recesses or pockets, shown most clearly at- 9 in Fig. 3, and these pockets are of various diameters so that they may receive coins of various denominations, as indicated at 10 in Fig. 1, .the recesses being of such depth that coins placed thereinv will fit i closely and be held therein when the board is placed in an uprght or nearly upright pos1t1on for display purposes. At intervals along the representation of the flower stem 8, openings 11 are formed through the board nnmediately at the side of the stem, and these openings are adapted to receive and hold bank notes or other currency, as indicated at. 12, the notes or bills being rolled or twisted into substantially conical form so that one end or corner of the bill 'may be inserted through an opening ll and'be thereby lield, as shown in Fig. 2 The folded notes or bills will impart to the picture an appearance of i leaves springing from the stem 8 and unfolding, so that the effect of leaves growing fromV the stein and nourished by the coins, which will represent seed from which the roots 7 sprout, will be attain-ed. In the illustration, the word Banki7 appears upon the representation of a flower pot and in actual use the name of a bank or other financial institution displaying the sign will appear at this point. Back of the representation of the flower pot and extending along the path 3 appear lettcrs spelling the word Success, while upon the columns are suitable legends calculated to teach lessons of thrift and having a direct interpretative relation with the representation of a plant consisting of the roots 7 and the stem 8. Upon one column appears the legend Plant nickels, .dimes and quarters, while upon the other column appears the legend Vatch dollars grow.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided an exceedingly sim ple, inexpensive and attractive display card or sign which will demonstrate in a striking manner the value of small saving systematically made inasmuch as the picture portrays a direct relation between the coins planted as seed and the `bills apparently springing from the stem of the plant and representing growing leaves nourished by the seed. It will be noted that the twisted or rolled bills 01' notes will project from the board and Will thereby increase the resemblance to growing leaves and the green ink which is predominant in the coloring of bank notes and bills will further aid to the resemblance.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. An advertising device comprising a board having displaye-d 'thereon the representation of a potbed plant and provided with coin-receiving pookets adjacent the ropresentation of roots of the plant and being further provided along the representaf tion of the stem of the plant with openings to receive currency.

2. An advertlslng devlce comprlslng a board havmg pockets therem to recelve coms JOSEPH E. GUY. (L. 8.1 

